Precipitation in Illinois for the month of June this year was 5.33 inches above the average making June 2015 the wettest on record in Illinois. The forecast for July is higher than average precipitation, but not necessarily record breaking. Umbrellas, raincoats and rain boots have been an almost everyday necessity in Chicago this year, much like our cell phones, briefcases and lunch packs. For those who commute, the Read More
Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation: Commercial Litigation and Business Torts — An Introduction to Fraud — What Is and Isn’t Actionable
Perhaps the most common business torts that you are likely to encounter, other than breach of contract theories, fall under the general heading of fraud. Fraud is a general term that, in practical application, has many different names -- i.e. fraud in the inducement, fraudulent misrepresentation, and common law fraud, just to name a few. The various theories of fraud can often accompany a wide variety of business Read More
Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation: Business and Commercial Litigation — Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Self-Dealing
It has long been one of the touchstones of business and commercial litigation that corporate actors (such as, for instance, CEO's, Presidents, Managers, and the like) are absolutely prohibited from what is known as "self-dealing." Self-dealing is a concept that takes on something of a life of its own on a case-by-case basis. For purposes of providing some frame of reference, the Illinois First District Court of Read More
PASSION – INTEGRITY – TRUST – RESULTS
PASSION - INTEGRITY - TRUST - RESULTS Taking a personal injury matter where a man, a woman or a child has been injured (slightly or significantly) requires, first and foremost, passion and empathy. If a lawyer cannot truly understand the suffering (again, small or significant) that another human being is enduring, the lawyer cannot demonstrate or exhibit to every person, insurance company and, ultimately, the jury Read More
